|
TULSA, Oklahoma, USA, July 18, 2022 – Canada
overcame scrappy Peru to win their first match
of the 2022 Girls U19 Pan American Cup, 3-1
(25-23, 25-13, 18-25, 25-20) on Monday at the
Cox Business Convention Center in Tulsa.
Canada (1-0) will play the United States in its
next pool play match on Tuesday (July 19). Peru
(0-1) will face Mexico. All matches are being
livestreamed at
https://www.ballertv.com/events/2022-norceca-girls-u19-pan-american-cup.
Canada led Peru in spikes (46-24), blocks (9-3)
and aces (13-6). Peru scored 48 points on
Canada’s errors while committing 25 itself.
Canada middle blocker Veronica Dickson led all
scorers with 17 points on 12 kills, a match-high
three blocks and three aces. Outside hitter
Abagayle Guezen added 16 points and outside
hitter Taylor DeBoer scored 14.
Peru middle blocker Alondra Villanueva and
outside hitter Fabiana Hurtado each scored 10
points. Middle blocker Ericka Zevallos had a
match-high five aces for Peru.
Canada Head Coach Christine Biggs
“I think we did a really nice job of growing
through the match and using the experience to
get better. We also did a really nice job of
competing and fighting. I was really impressed
with the adjustments we made throughout the
match, considering it was the first
international experience. I am really proud of
the maturity these young women showed.”
Walter Lung, coach of Peru:
“It is a new category for us as a team but we
are trying to find the right path. We hope to
improve tactically in the next few games and
also from our players individually.” |
